Thread: How do you store your razor after use?

what exactally does the linen do? Just fine up the edge a bit? Can you get that at a leather store?

Originally Posted by topherloaf

what exactally does the linen do? Just fine up the edge a bit? Can you get that at a leather store?

Most leather strops come with a cloth strop of some kind. That's what I'm talking about, doesn't have to be linen per se. For the most part I'm stropping on cloth, after shaving, to help clean off and dry the edge.

Oh, ok. Dangit. I didn't know that. I was going to make a strop because I have some latigo laying around. I didn't know I needed the cloth/linen part.

Strop and lay on a barber's box in a closet high enough that my kids can't reach.

Originally Posted by topherloaf

Oh, ok. Dangit. I didn't know that. I was going to make a strop because I have some latigo laying around. I didn't know I needed the cloth/linen part.

I don't know if you *need* the cloth side. From what I understand the purpose/usefulness of the cloth side is somewhat debatable, and there are differing opinions of course. I just use the cloth side because it's there and I think it makes sense to clean the edge with it, and I know other people more experienced than I do it that way. I'm sure there are those who never use the cloth strop. I was just giving you my routine, which is just one way. In a year I may have a different set of steps I follow.

Depending on what the backside of the leather you'll be using looks like, you could possibly clean your blade on the backside. Or you could make a cloth strop if you really wanted to.

Here's a thread on that very subject:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...old-jeans.html

Keen, you've been the man today!!!! I appreciate it!!! My strop might not be the prettiest leather strop but it'll do until I can actually go out and buy hardware and stuff. Now I'll have to start on a jean strop!!!

I dry with a towel and strop on horsehide after use. 4 razors are kept in a rack in the shave den while the others are kept behind glass in the workshop / office. My razors have been polished with MAAS before honing. It has a rust inhibitor in it and usually a dry terry cloth towel is all it takes to keep them shining.

I normally have 7 - 9 out at a time in rotation. After I use one, the blade is rinsed, wiped dry and left open on the counter while I finish getting ready. Those razors sit on a piece of marble on the counter in my Bathroom area, (Shave den) or whatever you want to call it. It's a rather large room. The shower and restroom are seperate. I used to keep camelia oil on the ones in rotation, but it turned out to be a waste. I just wound up wiping it back off when I got to that razor. Humidity is not an issue. Razor's not in rotation have a light coating of Camelia oil on the blade. They are stored in their respective boxes or Barber's box in a walk in closet which has become a shave den.

--Just built this. Real simple.

My vanity has a cupboard that rest on the counter and I keep my razors on the top shelf with a silica pack between them. It came in a bottle of OTC pain reliever. After finishing with the shave, I put a drop of peppermint oil on each side of the blade and use my finger to coat all metal surfaces including the tang and monkey's tail and spine. I also use the same finger to add a light coating to the metal scale end covers.

I have applied a drop of peppermint oil on my cartridge razor for years. Believe it or not, a drop each day spread over the blades helps them stay sharp twice as long. Peppermint oil prevents oxidation and has a mild antiseptic property. It also smells nice. Warning, peppermint oil is expensive, but last a long time using so little.